Install a basic Apache web server
Install Apache, publish a small test page, and confirm local HTTP service on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS or AlmaLinux 9.
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Host websites on your own Linux VPS: install a web server, connect a domain, use Nginx or Caddy as a reverse proxy, get HTTPS, run WordPress and deploy from Git.
Publishing a site means a web server, a domain, a certificate and a way to update the code. This collection covers each piece and how to fit them together.
Choose Nginx or Caddy as your front door, then add WordPress or your own application behind it.
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Connect a domain to Apache and enable HTTPS
Point apex and www DNS records at your VPS, add a named Apache site, obtain a certificate and check automatic renewal.
Read guide →Put an app behind Nginx with a free HTTPS certificate
Proxy a domain to an app on a local port, issue a Let's Encrypt certificate with Certbot and confirm automatic renewal.
Read guide →Install WordPress with Nginx, PHP and a database
Set up Nginx, PHP-FPM and MariaDB, download and verify WordPress, secure its files and finish with HTTPS.
Read guide →Host several applications with Caddy and automatic HTTPS
Install Caddy, give each application its own domain and local port, let Caddy obtain certificates and check the result.
Read guide →Deploy your website from a Git repository with rollback
Use a read-only deploy key, release folders and an atomic symlink switch to deploy a site from a private repository, restart safely and roll back.
Read guide →Upload and synchronise website files with SFTP and rsync
Use SFTP for ad hoc transfers and rsync to sync a site safely, with dry runs, correct ownership and an optional locked-down upload account.
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